Buddhist Entrepreneurs in the Pandemic Covid-19

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.220128.005How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Religious Values; Benevolent Paternalism; Entrepreneurial Attributes; Buddhist Entrepreneurs

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand and reveal the role of religious values for Buddhist entrepreneurs on a small business scale in entrepreneurial enforcement in the era of the covid-19 pandemic. The research setting is Buddhist entrepreneurs on a small business scale in Bekasi City, Indonesia. The research paradigm is an interpretive phenomenology that emphasizes meaning and understanding in the reality of Buddhist entrepreneurs who can maintain their business in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of this study suggest that religious values play a role in shaping entrepreneurial attributes and the ability of entrepreneurial resources of Buddhist entrepreneurs to survive in the Covid-19 Pandemic era. The attributes are manifested in benevolent paternalism style, emphasizing preserving employee weal as a form of embodiment of the Buddhist value, namely Dana. The attributes of economically inherent in Buddhist entrepreneurs as a form of embodiment of the attitude of simplicity in Buddhism provide financial resources to survive in the era of the covid-19 pandemic. This study illustrates that religiosity underlies the competitiveness of Buddhist entrepreneurs through the application of universalism, self-direction and security values that underlie the interaction of values and entrepreneurial attributes in the face of the Covid-19 Pandemic era. This research strengthens the value theory on the phenomenon that reveals and explores religious construct factors in underlying entrepreneurial values.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lufina Mahadewi
AU  - Surachman
AU  - Djumilah Hadiwidjojo
AU  - Nur Khusniyah Indrawati
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/28
TI  - Buddhist Entrepreneurs in the Pandemic Covid-19
BT  - Proceedings of the Brawijaya International Conference on Economics, Business and Finance 2021 (BICEBF 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 29
EP  - 35
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.220128.005
DO  - 10.2991/aebmr.k.220128.005
ID  - Mahadewi2022
ER  -